A young woman in a peach and teal silk saree with gold-trimmed blouse stands with her back to the camera on a stage, her long braid hanging down her back. She is touching a large draped object covered in black cloth. Behind her are deep red curtains and a gilded carved wooden pillar with a lion figure at its base, and a painted red and gold panel at the left edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A young woman in a peach and teal silk saree with gold-trimmed blouse stands with her back to the camera on a stage, her long braid hanging down her back. She is touching a large draped object covered in black cloth. Behind her are deep red curtains and a gilded carved wooden pillar with a lion figure at its base, and a painted red and gold panel at the left edge.

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